2024 Pool A&B

Finals:

Pool A

Castlefields won their 7th Pool A shield after beating Ifton by 25. They had 3 winners out of the first four, Rich Goddard winning 16 from 13-9 up, Callum Wraight winning 14 from 13-8 down and Tom Palmer winning 19 from 16-15 down. Owen Jackson did win 13 for Ifton, coming back from 7-3 down.

Castlefields had another three winners at the back, Wayne Rogers winning 12, Ash Wellings winning 9 from 13-4 up and Josh Hale adding a 17 win after racing 10-3 up. Martin Jones did win 15 from 11-3 up for Ifton last on.

Joint captain Jon Palmer was “delighted to have finished off our SPBL season in style by completing the league treble. It’s a testament to the club as a whole to come out on top of what is the strongest league in the Midlands. It’s been a long old season and we will now look forward to the rest!”

Full scores are below.

No	Castlefields	Score	Score	Ifton
1	Jon Palmer	13	21	Owen Jackson
2	Rich Goddard	21	16	Leighton Roberts
3	Callum Wraight	21	14	Nicky Jones
4	Tom Palmer	21	19	Ian Jones
5	Wayne Rogers	21	12	Joe Langford
6	Josh Hale	21	17	Craig Griffiths
7	Adam Jones	15	21	Martin Jones
8	Ashley Wellings	21	9	Simon Tyler
	Games	6	2	Games
	Aggregate	154	129	Aggregate

Pool B

Adderley won their second Pool B title this season after beating Bylet by 4 in a thriller at Meole Brace. Ryan Frost won 10 for them from just 12-9 up, with Chris Stretch adding a 21-17 card from 15-9 down. Bylet had two of their own winners, Ian Sturdy winning 14 from 15-12 up and Joe Dicken winning 11. This meant the Bylet led by 2 after four games off.

The back four ended up with all four cards having one player on 20 at the same time in an incredibly close finish. Grant Cooper and Cheryl Caswell were 20-15 and 20-4 up respectively for Bylet and Phil Jones and Tom Killen 20-12 and 20-7 up for Adderley. Grant won 17, while Tom came off winning 8 to put Adderley 7 up. Phil Jones then came off winning 14, leaving Connor Whitehall on the green 20-6 down to Cheryl. He then scored two which meant Adderley had won and got 11 to give them victory by 4.

Captain Tom Killen says it was a “good overall team performance. The front 4 got off to a decent start, with Ryan Frost playing very well, then with the back 4 on Ed Proudlove did well to scramble back to 17 against Grant Cooper and 2 wins at game number 6 and 8 just got us over the line. We are thrilled to retain the pool B title, commiserations to Bylet who played exceptionally well, especially captain Cheryl Caswell.”

Full scores are below.

No	Adderley	Score	Score	Bylet
1	Chris Stretch	21	17	John Newey
2	Ryan Frost	21	10	Ian Hopson
3	Jamie Brookes	14	21	Ian Sturdy
4	Adrian Jennings	11	21	Joe Dicken
5	Edward Proudlove	17	21	Grant Cooper
6	Philip Jones	21	14	Matthew Ealey
7	Connor Whitehall	11	21	Cheryl Caswell
8	Thomas Killen	21	8	Lee Bowden
	Games	4	4	Games
	Aggregate	137	133	Aggregate

Semi Finals:

Pool A

Castlefields beat Sir John Bayley by 12 on Bylet no.1

Ifton beat St Georges by 15 on Meole Brace no.1

Castlefields will meet Ifton in the Final of the Pool A after they overcame Sir John Bayley and St Georges respectively. The Fields won by 12 on the Bylet, Tom Palmer best winner 9, while Scott Harries was best for the Bayley 6. Ifton won by 15 on Meole Brace, Ian Jones leading the way 21-6, and Chris Ward for the Dragons 21-7.

No	Sir J Bayley	Score	Score	Castlefields
1	Alex Jones	21	20	Callum Wraight
2	Spencer Clarke	20	21	Jon Palmer
3	Scott Harries	21	6	Rich Goddard
4	Stuart Rutter	12	21	Michael Beer
5	Dan Taylor	9	21	Tom Palmer
6	Tom Roden	21	20	Wayne Rogers
7	Scott Simpson	19	21	Ashley Wellings
8	Chris Worthington	16	21	Josh Hale
	Games	3	5	Games
	Aggregate	139	151	Aggregate

No	Ifton	Score	Score	St Georges
1	Nicky Jones	21	13	John Cooke
2	Craig Griffiths	18	21	Ian Gaut
3	Owen Jackson	11	21	Josh Bradburn
4	Ian Jones	21	6	Joseph Killen
5	Martin Jones	7	21	Chris Ward
6	Oliver Jones	21	15	Matthew Rhodes
7	Joe Langford	21	17	Tony Rhodes
8	Simon Tyler	21	12	Martin Gaut
	Games	5	3	Games
	Aggregate	141	126	Aggregate

Pool B

Adderley beat Meole Brace by 23 on Wrockwardine Wood

Bylet beat Wem USC by 30 on Castlefields no.2

The holders Adderley will defend their title when they take on the 2010 winners Bylet. They defeated Meole Brace by 23 at Wrockwardine Wood, Ryan Frost their best winner 6. Dave Redge was best for Meole 7. Bylet had 6 winners at Castelfields against Wem USC, John Newey best winner 11 for them and Sarah Weaver best for Wem 14.

No	Bylet	Score	Score	Wem U S C
1	Cheryl Caswell	21	14	Luke Boniface
2	Grant Cooper	19	21	Ian Metcalfe
3	Lee Bowden	21	17	Simon Lewis
4	Ian Sturdy	21	18	Colin Smith
5	Tim Ealey	14	21	Sarah Weaver
6	Ian Hopson	21	15	Gareth Davies
7	John Newey	21	11	Darren Fitzpatrick
8	Matthew Ealey	21	12	Mike Dulson
	Games	6	2	Games
	Aggregate	159	129	Aggregate

No	Adderley	Score	Score	Meole Brace
1	Jamie Brookes	9	21	Tracy Bound
2	Ryan Frost	21	6	Will Childs
3	Philip Jones	21	12	Mark Thomas
4	Thomas Killen	21	12	Craig Wilson
5	Chris Stretch	21	16	Phil Lyttle
6	Adrian Jennings	21	9	Chris Jones
7	Connor Whitehall	7	21	Dave Redge
8	Edward Proudlove	20	21	Doug Edwards
	Games	5	3	Games
	Aggregate	141	118	Aggregate

1st Round:

Pool A

Ifton beat Burway by 27 at Castlefields no.1

Sir John Bayley w/o versus Hanwood

Castlefields and St Georges received a bye

Wrockwardine Wood had not entered.

Ifton beat Burway by 27 at Castlefields, Geraint Williams the best of 6 winners 21-12. It was Kiah Roberts who was best for Burway 10.

No	Ifton	Score	Score	Burway
1	Joe Langford	10	21	Kiah Roberts
2	Andrew Armstrong	14	21	Ben Allen
3	Geraint Williams	21	12	Russell Davies
4	Martin Jones	21	13	Dave Wilding
5	Ian Jones	21	15	Lee Wilding
6	Craig Griffiths	21	13	Adam Dovey
7	Owen Jackson	21	15	Paul Williams
8	Nicky Jones	21	13	Duncan Pressley
	Games	6	2	Games
	Aggregate	150	123	Aggregate

Pool B

Meole Brace beat Horsehay by 21 at Bylet no.1

Wem USC beat Highley by 6 at Sir John Bayley bottom green

Adderley and Bylet received byes

Hanmer decided not to enter.

Meole Brace defeated Horsehay by 21 with Will Childs and Doug Edwards leading the way with their 21-11 wins. Phil Wain was best for Horsehay 13. Wem USC got past Highley by 6 chalks as Mike Dulson and Tim Jordan were their best winners 9, Dave Scriven best for Highley 7.

No	Meole Brace	Score	Score	Horsehay
1	Doug Edwards	21	11	Richard Jones
2	Mark Thomas	21	18	Garry Owen
3	Dave Redge	18	21	Gavin Bridge
4	Craig Wilson	18	21	Craig Baugh
5	Phil Lyttle	21	18	Paul Powell
6	Will Childs	21	11	Gareth Jones
7	Nick Davies	13	21	Phil Wain
8	Chris Jones	21	12	John Roberts Jnr
	Games	5	3	Games
	Aggregate	154	133	Aggregate

No	Highley	Score	Score	Wem U S C
1	Stuart Gittings	9	21	Tim Jordan
2	Jacob Ash	21	18	Simon Lewis
3	Jamie Taylor	9	21	Mike Dulson
4	Frank Leek	21	18	Luke Boniface
5	David East	19	21	Colin Smith
6	Dave Scriven	21	7	Ian Metcalfe
7	Phil Chester	20	21	Darren Fitzpatrick
8	Danny Statham	21	20	Sarah Weaver
	Games	4	4	Games
	Aggregate	141	147	Aggregate